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Apple 04

A home-style Apple 04 made with All Purpose Flour, Salt, Dark Brown Sugar, Ground Cinnamon, and Cold Unsalted Butter. Keep it handy for the next time you cook it.

Illustrative photo

Ingredients

• 2 1/2 cup
• 1/2 tsp
• 1/2 cup
• 1/3 cup
• 1/3 cup
• 1/4 tsp
• 2 tbsp
• 3/4 cup
• 1/2 tsp
• 1/2 cup
• 1 1/2 tbsp

Method (preview)

1. 1

   For pie crust, sift flour and salt into large bowl.

2. 2

   Cut in butter and shortening until mixture resembles coarse crumbs.

3. 3

   Add orange rind.

4. 4

   Sprinkle in juice and water,.

5. 5

   Shape into ball.

6. 6

   Refrigerate, covered, 1 hour.

7. 7

   For crumb topping, mix flour, brown sugar, cinnamon, salt and ginger. Work in butter with fingers until mixture is crumbly.

8. 8

   For filling, peel core and cut apples into 1/2-inch slices.

9. 9

   Put slices in large bowl; toss with 1 to 1 1/2 tablespoons flour.

10. 10

    Add sugar, cinnamon, orange rind, vanilla extract, nutmeg and salt.

11. 11

    Stir in honey; let stand 1 hour.

12. 12

    Heat oven to 450 degrees.

13. 13

    Roll half of dough into a circle; fit in metal, 9-inch pie pan.

14. 14

    Trim edge.

15. 15

    Drain liquid from apples, reserve.

16. 16

    Set 1/4 cup of the crumb topping aside.

17. 17

    Layer apples with remaining crumbs in dough-lined pan.

18. 18

    Use crumbs like mortar to build fruit up.

19. 19

    Dot apples with 1 1/2 tablespoons butter.

20. 20

    Sprinkle with 5 tablespoons reserved apple liquid.

21. 21

    Bake on foil-lined baking sheet at 450 degrees, 5 minutes.

22. 22

    Reduce oven temperature to 350 degrees; bake until apples are tender, 50 to 55 more minutes (or only 40 minutes if you like crunchier apples).

23. 23

    Cool on wire rack to room temperature.